BUMBLEBEE-FLOWERS 



Other iialive Iminiuing-bird flowers are the cardinal-flower, 

 the truiiii^et-honeysuckle, the painted cup, and the trumpet- 

 flower; but bird-flowers are not common in North America, 

 although abundant in tropical South America. 



Another common bumblebee-flower is the garden-nasturtium. 



Fig. 38. 



White Garden-Columbine. 

 A bumblebee-flawer 



AquUegia vulgar 



The lower part of each petal is marked with red, which serves 

 as a guide to the nectar; while the claws of the lower petals are 

 fringed with hairs which prevent water from running into the 

 spur. Honey-bees cannot reach the nectar, although they 

 occasionally attempt to do so, for only bumblebees with the 



